Alexa McCombs WR 121 Ms. Andre Rhetorical Analyses of the Kenyon Commencement Speech David Foster Wallace was a novelist and essayist. He delivered a commencement speech to liberal arts graduates at the Kenyon College in May of 2005. In the speech Wallace implores listeners to hear his words from a non-biased perspective for what they are; his words are not a reprimand to the selfish‚ but an offer to those seeking knowledge to broaden their perspective. Wallace warns against closed mindedness
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A commencement speech consists of several aspects in context‚ wisdom‚ and advice supported by someone notable. While providing opportunities for graduating class students to obtain a source of encouragement and hope. Michelle Obama‚ the former First Lady‚ delivered an effective commencement speech at an all female institution— Spelman College. She expressed how judgments and stereotypes should not determine ones future or goals. This was demonstrated by examples of ethical‚ pathos and logical techniques
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by Steve Jobs in one of his speeches‚ which signified the level of confidence and faith he had in his work. The only way to be satisfied is to do great work‚ which can be attained only by loving your own work. This was the main idea of his commencement speech in Stanford University. He was a born hero as even after going through serious difficulties in his career life‚ he still had that faith and confidence in himself‚ which made him the CEO of a two billion dollar company. He dropped out from college
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recent discussions of the value of a Liberal Arts education‚ David Foster Wallace argues that the most important aspect of such is learning to have an awareness of one’s surroundings. In his address to a college graduating class‚ called “Kenyon Commencement Speech‚” he tells of his concerns that too much of our daily lives is focused on ourselves and too little on paying attention to things around us. We’re only concerned about our point of view when we should be open to more possibilities. An example
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The informative speech was better concerning the delivery‚ the speech flowed better and I was also more confident with my speaking ability which showed because I did not stumble over my words as much as the narrative speech. The narrative speech was not as extemporaneous as the informative speech‚ because I practice it much more almost memorizing what I was going to say. Whereas on the informative speech I just laid out my main points and I covered what I felt like covering when I was standing in
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work’s. Host: How would you prepare and conduct a good Process speech so that it is effective? >>>(SLIDE 4)<<< Brian: TO prepare for a Process speech you will first want to … carefully think about the steps in the process and set them up in the order they occur. THEN you will need to group the steps AND create explanations for each step and sub step. YOU should prepare AND use…. Visual aids and demonstration during your speech. But….. some process speeches are not suited for demonstrations
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to be a quiet student in class‚ who would not raise hand initiatively to answer questions. However‚ since the first day of this speech class‚ I realized that this class had the greatest opportunities for me to improve my public speaking skills just by speaking up in the class. I would even force myself to raise my hand‚ and regard each speaking opportunity as a mini speech. And I would be less fearful in this way‚ because everybody in the class has the same goal with me. I truly believe the more I
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Ceremonial speech Dedication speech So class my name is nick I hope you got that right on our extra credit. I am going to do a dedication speech on this class. Yes this might be weird to give a class a dedication but this class was different. I first want to start off by saying thank you professor Lima for teaching us so much about public speaking and how to open up. This class was definitely a different thing every day either by watching amazing videos‚ doing improtuse‚ and doing speeches.
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Speech to Inform Speech to inform is an important part of a communication. As a public Speaker we serve as interpreters of information and are called on to assemble‚ package and present information to other human being to turn information into knowledge. Types of informative Speeches a.)Explanation or Lectures A speech of explanation doesn’t just offer a dictionary definition. Rather‚ explanations define concepts or processes in ways that make them relevant to the listeners. Lectures
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Speech Analysis The speech about homelessness in the United States was a great one‚ but there were few things that needs to be improved. He needs to avoid speaking too fast‚ and the camera should be focused on the speaker alone. While giving a speech‚ it is very important for the speaker to present his points clearly and concisely. However‚ this speech can be improved if the presenter takes into consideration the speed of his speech. The speech was very good likewise the structure of his presentation
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